I just posted a feature on V1 Magazine by H. Christine Anderson, senior research analyst at Energy Insights (an IDC Company) titled, “Spatially Enabling the Intelligent Grid, The Next Hollywood Blockbuster?” This feature details the necessary steps, and resulting benefits, of spatially enabling electric transmission and distribution networks.

Anderson says that the current state of geospatial technology isn’t yet able to support the spatial needs of an intelligent grid. She then constructs the advancements that are necessary to meet this goal.

“Building stronger connections between spatial information sources will not only allow for better quick decisions today, but provide better access for more advanced analytics in the future. Very quick decisions will require substantial amounts of real-time information and the spatial components of that information will be important for advanced analytics to effectively predict and adjust to network changes.”

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